Toyo Ito, among others, announced as Golden Lion Winners at the 2012 Venice Architecture Biennale

Golden Lion for the Japanese Pavilion in the category Best National Participation (from left): Toyo Ito, Commissioner; Annamaria Cancellieri, Minister of the Interior; Paolo Baratta, President of la Biennale di Venezia (Photo: Giorgio Zucchiatti)

The 13th International Architecture Exhibition of la Biennale di Venezia opened its gates today and kicked off the events with the much anticipated Awards Ceremony in the Giardini. Golden Lions were presented to Toyo Ito, as representative of the Japanese Pavilion (Best National Participation Award), and the team Urban-Think Tank/Justin McGuirk, representing the exhibition Torre David / Gran Horizonte, 2012 (Best Project Award).
— bustler.net

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